June 7, 2010: Ynna & I were invited by fellow LIRA poet & dear mentor, Jerry Gracio, to the gala premiere of "Emir," whose screenplay he wrote. (Maraming, maraming salamat, sir Jerry!)
Sa SM Megamall ang premiere. "Star-studded" would be an understatement, as the pics below illustrate. Yung digicam lang ni Ynna ang baon namin; di ko nadala ang Nikon D80 ko dahil nag-commute lang.
Pagkatapos ng premiere, naghapunan muna kami ni Ynna sa TGI Friday's -- treat niya dahil kakatanggap niya lang noon bilang college instructor sa St. Paul University QC :)
sweet naman! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat's the plot of the film, and how has the music been integrated into the narrative?
ReplyDeleteWow naman!
ReplyDeletea love poem...
ReplyDeleteminsan lang :P
ReplyDeletenahiya nga si ynna na pinost ko! hehehe :P
ReplyDeletenaks!
ReplyDeletei felt that the musical numbers were integrated well into the story, moving it forward. the performances themselves were good. i lift the film's plot from this site:
ReplyDelete"Emir is a full-feature Filipino movie musical set in a fictional emirate in the Middle East with 70% of principal photography shot in Morocco. It tells the story of a Filipina yaya (nanny), Amelia, who decides to work abroad to help her family. She takes care of the Sheik’s wife who is about to give birth, and later acts as the yaya to the newly born – Ahmed, the Sheik’s eldest son.
Amelia sees Ahmed growing up, rearing him, and in the process, introducing the young boy to the culture, values, and language of the Philippines. A war ensues and an evacuation of the royal family is ordered, but it is too late. In the ensuing turmoil, Amelia saves Ahmed and escapes to the desert. They become separated and Amelia is forced to go back to the Philippines, unappreciated for the heroism she had done.
Will she ever achieve her simple dream of a better and more comfortable life? Will she finally triumph and lend truth to the saying– “the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world?"